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C. HUSS.

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No. 321,364. Patented June 30, 1885.

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TVvzesses UNITED STATES CHARLES HUSS, OF NEW? YORK, N.

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REFRIGERATOR ICE-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 321,364, dated June 30,1885.

Application filed April 4, 1835. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES Huss, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State ot' New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Refrigerator Ice-Holders, of which the following is a specifica tion, reference being hadtherein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to a holder for ice, of such character that itcan be readily inserted into a vessel, or situated in an apartmentwherever required; and the object of the invention is to provide avesselfor this purpose which is much simpler in construction, and having meanswhich shall positively insure that the water of melting shall be kept ata distance from the ice, so that the two can be completely separate atall times, to prevent the water from furthering the melting of the ice.The vessel is so constructed that it can be placed wherever required7either inside of another vessel adapted to be carried from point topoint or in a larger stationary apart ment.

Figure lis a section of an ice-holder ernbodying my improvement and arefrigerator containing it. Fig. 2 is a top View. Fig. 3 is a vverticalsection of the ice-holder on a larger scale. Fig. 4 shows the holder asap` plied to abarrel containing oysters or fruit. Figs. 5 and 6 show amodification of the iceholder.

In Fig. 1I have shown theice-holder proper as being situated within achest or receptacle of the character common in the construction ofrefrigerators, though it, as above said, may be used under othercircumstances. The holder is preferably made of galvanized iron, and iscylindrical in form, as shown, it being represented at B. It may be ofany suitable size, and the dimensions may be any that are preferred ornecessary under the given circumstances.

C is the cap or cover,which, as shown, is removable entirely from theholder, although it may be secured thereto by a hinge. By having itentirely removable the holder can be cleansed and emptied to greateradvantage.

The means of securing the cover in place consists of a rigid eye, b, ouone side of the holder, a hinged or swinging eye, b', on the other side,and a rigid bar, D, secured to the upper side, the latter being adaptedto have its ends engage with the aforesaid eyes. One end of the bar istirst inserted into the rigid eye Z), and the hinged eye b' is thenturned up over the other end of the bar. Both eyes may be hinged, it"desired; and, in lfact, so far as this part of the construction of thedevice is concerned, use may be made of any of the welldrnown or anyother suitable fastenings for the cover.

At E there is a hinged handle,whereby the holder may be easily carriedfrom place to place.

Heretofore ice-holders ol' this general class have been provided withfloats forsupporting the ice, or means rest-ing on the top and risingwith the water which is produced by the melting of the ice. I have foundthe ice-holders of this character to be very objectionable for manyreasons, and have devised that which I have herein shown, and in whichthe ice is held positively at a distance from the water of melting.

F represents a coiled spring, which may be ofthe required length andtension. At the bottom it is provided with a disk or re-eur'orcingpiece, f, upon the bottom of the can, and against which the springrests, and at the upper end it carries a second disk or plate, f', thesebeing preferably made of wood.

The ice (in one or more pieces) is placed in the vessel upon the top ofthe upper disk, f', the weight thereof tending to move the disk downwardand increase the tension of the spring. As the ice melts the spring actspositively to lift it and hold it at a distance from the water producedby the melting, which passes toward and is retained in the bottom of theholder. packed or charged with ice it is introduced into therefrigerator or other apartment where the cooling is to be effected. Therefrigerat After the holder has beenA ing action is effected from thesurface of the holder, the latter being immediately brought to thetemperature of the ice after the latter has been introduced into it. Ifthe ice has melted, or if for any other reason it is desired to withdrawthe ice-holder, this can be readily accomplished by means of theattachments above described.

The melting of the ice will be delayed much IOO more than in vessels ofsimilar character heretofore used, owing to the thoroughness of theseparation of the ice from the water, brought about by thepositively-acting devices which I have described.

When the ice-holder is used in conjunction With a refrigerator, A,having features similar to that shown, it (said holder) is entirelyindependent of the refrigerator and of its door a, the latter notserving as a cover for the holder, this function being performed eX-clusively by the part O.

The holder can be very readilyinserted into barrels containingvegetables, into oyster.- packages, Src., it being very convenient forsuch purposes, as it is readily portable, and by means of it the ice canbe located to the best advantage, and be brought closely contiguous lothe articles which are to be refrigerated.

The disks f f may be made of sheet metal or other material, ifpreferred, instead of Wood, and under some circumstances the bottom onemay be dispensed with.

I have shown in Fig. 5 a short tube or pipe and stop-cock connected withthe bottom of the ice-holder; or the pipe may be made longer; or asecond pipe may be connected, as in Fig. 6, and by means of it thewatermay be withdrawn through the wall of the refrigerator or outervessel, in which case the iceholder need not be removed to empty it.

The spring forces the ice toward thetop,

as has been said above, and therefore there is an assurance that the airwhich has been cooled can descend, this being, as -is well known, themost advantageous way of arranging the parts in refrigerating devices.

What I claim isl. The herein-described holder for ice, having thesheet-metal body B, tight cover C, secured to and movable with the body,and the coiled spring F, adapted to force the ice upward, substantiallyas set forth.

2. A holder for ice having the sheet-metal body B, the coiled spring F,the re-enforcingdisk f, and the supporting-disk f', substantially as setforth.

3. The combination, with a refrigerator or receptacle, A, having a door,a, of the removable ice-holder having the body B, the coiled u spring F,the disk or plate f', the cap or'cover, and attachments whereby theholder may be closed independently of the refrigerator or receptacle,substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, with the ice-holder, of the coiled spring whichforces the ice upward, the tube or escape-duct for the water,l and thestop-cock, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

- CHARLES HUSS.

Vitncsses:

HENRY Go'rrGETREN, LUTHER SHAFER.

